Automobile signal



Jan" 17, 1933. I w. EDDY 1,894,484

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL Filed Jan. 29, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 13 INVENTOR wiliam- J ATTORNEY.

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INVENTOR .WiZZ aam Edd a ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

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Application filed January 28, 1931. Serial No. 512,134..

invention relates to automobile sig- Referring now to the drawings in detail,

,1 numeral 1 designates the casing consistmg The principal object of the invention is to of body member 2 made from a transparent provide a signal for indicating the direction material and held in place by the top and 5 the vehicle will turn. bottom flanged rings 3 and 4. On the out 55 Another ob'ect of the invention is to proside surface of the body member is painted vide a pair signals attached to the front a series of radially spaced signs 5 consisting and rear of the vehicle respectively, and of the letters R and L enclosed in arrow arranged to operate in unison for indicatin like borders. Theletter R stands for right in advance, the direction the vehicle wil and the letter L stands for left. turn. I Within the casing is a ceilin and floor Other objects of the invention will appear member 6 and 7 supported in p ace by the as the disclosure progresses. The drawings pillars 8. Dividing the interior in two comareintended to merely indicate a possible partments is a partition 9 held in place by 15 embodiment of the invention. It is obvious the notched out portions 10 of the pillars. that theactual needs of manufacture may The members 6 and 7 are alike and consist necessitate certain mechanical changes. It of two circular disks 11 and 12 held together is therefore not intended to limit the invenby a series of bent over lips 13 integral with tion to the embodiment illustrated but rather one of the disks as noted in Fi ures 6 and 7. to define such limits in the appended claims. Between these two 'disks fit the nt over ends For a more general understandin of the 14 and 15 of the pillars as indicated in Figinvention attention is called to the rawings. ure 5. In the center of the disks is a thread- In these drawings like reference characters ed hole 16 in which fits the screws 17 for denote like parts throughout the speclficaholdin the flanged rings 3 and 4 in place.

tion. At t e rear of the casing is a metallic In the drawin support 18 for holding the electric bulbs 19 Figure 1 is a ront view of the signal. and 20 in place. To revent the bulbs from Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Flgaccidentally working oose a set of fingers 21 ure 1. are provided as best seen in Figure 2 which Figure 3 is a side view of the signal. fit at their free ends into the slots 22 of the 80 Figure 4 is a section on line 4- 4: of F igbulb holder 23. At the bottom of the casing ure 3. is a bracket 24 for attaching the signal to Figure 5 is a detail. an convenient place on a motor car. Figure 6 is a top view of the ceiling of the n Figures 10 to 14 are shown the switch 35 si mechanism for operating the signal. This igure 7 is an edge view thereof. mechanism is attached to the steering post. Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of of the vehicle and comprises two handle the pillars. members 25 and 26 in the form of rods adj a Figure 9 is a wiring diagram. cent the steering wheel 27 and standard elecfi Figure 10 is a view of thesteering wheel tric make and break devices'or switches 28 of the motor car w1th the switch control at and 29 operated by said handle members.

tached thereto. The handle members are pivoted in the bear- Figure 11 is a side view thereof partly in ings 30 and 31 of the clamps 32 and 33 and section. the bottom leg members engage with the 45 Figure 12 is a section on line 12-12 of make and break devices or switches 28 and Figure 11. 29. At the ends of the leg members are Figure 13 is a section on line 13-13 of Fig springs 34 and 35 for normally urging said um 11. members inwardly. The make and break de- Figure 14 is a view taken in the direction vices and the springs are attached to the mo of arrow A of Figure 11. plate 36 integral with clamp 33. Attached to plate is a set of brackets 37 for supporting the ard 38.

T e operation of the device is as follows. When the handle 26 is moved to the position I as shown in the dotted line in Figure the i switch or make and break device 28 will close the electric circuit and cause the bulbs 19 to light u and indicate It or right on the signal. XS stated heretofore one signal 9 is attached to the front of the vehicle and the other to the rear. Thus 'when the handle s operated both of the corresponding bulbs 1n the front and rear signals will light up at the same time. When the handle is moved 1 to the dotted line the switch or,make and break mechanism 29 will operate and cause the other set of bulbs 20 in the front and rear si ale to light up and show on the si a1 L or left. 0

39 t will thus be seen that I have provided v a simple, practical and useful device of the character described. The signals have been placed on the market and have given very good results.

The operating handles are conveniently arranged near the steering wheel so they can eas' y be moved.

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. In a device of the class described, in combination, a transparent hollow cylinder,

a pair of flanged caps, a set of pillars in the interior of said hollow cylinder, ceiling and floor members at the ends of said pillars, each of said ceiling and floor members comprisin a pair-of circular disks, the ends of said p' lars bent over, said bent over portions inserted between the said pair of disks, a screw for fastening each of said flanged caps to said ceiling and floor members a partition dividing the interior of said body member in two compartments, said partition supported by said pillars, and an electric bulb in each compartment.

2. In a device of the class described, a transparent cylindrical body member, a frame in the interior of said body member, said frame consisting of a series of flanged pillars radially spaced and provided with notches in the middle of the flanges, the upper and lower ends of said pillars bent over and extending in the same direction as said notched flanges, a ceiling and floor member, said ceiling and floor members each made from two disks and held together by bent over lips of one of the disks,the bent over ends of said pillars inserted between the re spectlve pairs of said disks, a central partition held in place by the notched portions of said pillars, and electric lighting means in the interior of said transparent cylindrical member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

\VILLTAM EDDY. 

